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RIGGALL, Harriet Doris
1893 - 1980 (86 years) Has 16 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
1851 - 1927 (76 years)-
Name RIGGALL, Harriet Doris Birth 21 Apr 1893 Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England 
Gender Female Death 9 Apr 1980 Edinburgh, Scotland Person ID I1030 Edgoose Last Modified 6 Feb 2026
Father RIGGALL, Marmaduke, b. 15 Mar 1851, Warne, Beverley, Yorkshire d. 8 Sep 1927, Spilsby Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 76 years) Mother EDGOOSE, Harriet, b. 14 Nov 1858, Algarkirk Fen, Lincolnshire, England d. 5 Apr 1916, Ulceby, Lincolnshire, England (Age 57 years) Marriage 24 Nov 1891 Hathersage, Derbyshire, England Family ID F519 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family MITCHELL,, Lachlan Martin V. OBE, b. 24 Mar 1887, Inverness Registration District, Scotland d. 5 May 1956, Inverness, Scotland (Age 69 years) Marriage 21 Jun 1920 Spilsby Registration District, Lincolnshire Children 1. MITCHELL, Harriet Riggall, b. 11 Oct 1922, Inverness Registration District, Scotland d. 2011 (Age 88 years)2. MITCHELL, James Lachlan Martin, b. 13 Jun 1929, Inverness, Scotland d. 26 Nov 2001, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F683 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Letters from USA 
Edgoose ElizabethEdgoose 696 25 18990410
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WHO: ELIZABETH STROHMEIER formerly EDGOOSE to HARRIET RIGGALL late COCKER formerly EDGOOSE.
WHEN: 10 APRIL 1899.
WHAT: A transcript of the FIRST PART of a letter dated 10 April 1899 from Elizabeth Strohmeier to her sister Harriet Riggall.
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Notes
HARRIET DORIS RIGGALL 1893-1980
She was born on 21 April 1893 at Budleigh Salterton, Devon.
(GRO September Q 1893 St. Thomas 5b 31)
The 1911 census of Trinity House, Conduct Road, Abingdon, Berkshire:
Stanley Malvern BUTTERS, head, 39 Wesleyan Minister, Born at Carlisle;
Mary Ellen BUTTERS, wife, aged 36, married 10 years, born in Sheffield;
Hilda Annie BUTTERS, daughter, aged 7, born at Bournemouth;
Gordon BUTTERS, son, aged 5, born in Forst Hill S. E.;
Enid Mary BUTTERS, daughter, aged 2, born in Banbury;
*Harriet Doris RIGGALL, visitor, single, aged 17, born at Budleigh Salterton;
Dorothy Mariel JAMES, servant, single, aged 19, nursery governess, born at Wellingborough;
Beatrice MASON, servant, single, aged 23, cook general domestic, born at Wantage;
Winiferd (sic) Ethel HOWE, servant, single, aged 17, nurse housemaid domestic, born at Taunton;
Robert Marmaduke RIGGALL, visitor, single, aged 29, surgeon, Royal Navy, born in the City of London.
(RG14PN6460 RG78PN318 RD117 SD2 ED24 SN113)
The marriage between Lachlan M. V. MITCHELL and Hariet (sic) D. RIGGALL was registered in 1920.
(GRO September Q 1920 Spilsby 7a 1691)
She married Dr. L. M. V. MITCHELL of Inverness on 21 June 1920. They lived at Forres, Morayshire.
From a letter written by Harriet Doris MITCHELL from 14, Ardross Street, Inverness, Scotland, to Mr. MARTIN on 19 October 1944:
"Dear Mr. MARTIN,
I received your letter this morning & I am afraid I cannot help you much as I know very little about my Mother's American relations. The name "WESTMORELAND" conveys nothing to me - but I will tell you what I can. My mother, Harriet EDGOOSE, had a sister Betsey who married Richard STROHMEIER & lived in Aberdeen. S. Dak - I wonder if that can be your wife's Aunt whom you mention or if it is a Great Aunt. She also had another sister, Mary, whom I think [underlined] was Mrs. BARNES" & she stayed with us when I was a little girl. As far as I know, there are no relations of my Mother's in this country at all.
When you go up to London, you could ring up my youngest brother, Frank RIGGALL, 12 Queen's Rd, Beckenham. Tel. Beckenham 0566 & he might possibly help you. I would ring up first as he is an Area Controller in Civil Defence & is more often on duty than at home.
If you go to Lincolnshire, you could write my other brother, Dr. Paul R. RIGGALL
259, Hainton Avenue Grimsby. (Tel. Grimsby 3071) before you go & he might be able to help you. I had very little to do with family affairs after my father's death in 1927 - they may have more knowledge than I have, and as my mother died in 1916, you will understand it is all a very long time ago now.
My sister, Valetta POWELL, lives at St Moritz, Grand Crescent, Rottingdean. Tel Rottingdean 9180 You could ring her up from London, preferably at night as she is at her business thro' the day - & she might know more than I do.
My Mother's nephew, Rev David HINCHCLIFF, Bourne House, Pocklington, Yorks., might be able to give you information - he is much older than I am - & the son of Alice EDGOOSE."
From a letter written by Harriet Doris MITCHELL from 14, Ardross Street, Inverness, Scotland to Mr. MARTIN on 23 February 1945:
".... I am keeping your enclosure for a few days if you don't mind, so that I can work out relationships a bit for you - no wonder I couldn't place your wife - as I did not even know that my Mother had a sister Sarah! I certainly did not receiveive the two letters Clara spoke of - I had one from her - which I answered at once - several years ago - & will write her again. Up to the present the only American relations I have met are John EDGOOSE & Mary (EDGOOSE) BAYLES - they stayed witith u us when I was a child - & Dorothy & Harry WRENCH, Lizzie WRENCH's children. I can show you photographs of the last two - Harry came over during the last war. It seems to take a war to enable us to meet - ! Anyway we are looking forward very much to meeting you ...."
NOTES & QUERIES:
A letter from Walter William WESTMORELAND in Seattle, Washington, USA, dated 28 November 1983 idfentifies him as the source of the the "Mr. MARTIN Letters". Mr. MARTIN was his uncle Howard E. MARTIN.
(revised 07.05.2017)